Readers;

Another great day at the United States Training Center and the summer days are here. There are hundreds of students each day working without a complaint. As most of them say, "we are on the best ranges in the world, we have the best instructors and we get to shoot all day, what can we complain about?"

The experience of a trip to USTC is something that should not be missed, if you get the chance you should get here as soon as you can. If your unit wants to train here, give the sales office a call. The training is listed on the GSA schedule and we have multiple contract platforms for our military customers.

Stay safe.

John Adams

Managing Editor, Blackwater Tactical Weekly
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- Wallace D. Wattles

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During the course of the last year revelations of a potential Iranian nuclear weapons program combined with increasingly belligerent rhetoric emanating from Iran has caused alarm in the international community and no more so than in the United States. As the Bush administration weighs its response to the possibility of the revolutionary Islamic Republic armed with nuclear weapons, perhaps it might be instructive to consider what options actually exist. There is a range of options available. Published discussions have suggested everything from diplomacy to sanctions to air strikes to a limited ground war to a regime changing war on Iran. Even the use of tactical nuclear weapons has not been discounted.

Missiles, machine guns and strafing runs from fighter jets destroyed much of a Taliban compound, but the insurgents had a final surprise for a pair of U.S. Marines who pushed into the smoldering building just before nightfall.

As the two men walked up an alley, the Taliban opened fire from less than 15 yards, sending bullets and tracer fire crackling inches past them. They fled under covering fire from their comrades, who hurled grenades at the enemy position before sprinting to their armored vehicles.

Have you ever found yourself in the position of asking, on your own behalf or on behalf of others, how many or precisely which people it would be useful to kill in order to secure a benefit for yourself or your cause? And just how to do it? No? Others have. Their answers have ranged from Cain’s original "Abel, with my bare hands" to Hitler's "all the Jews, mainly by gas," and the widespread Hutu view in the Rwanda of 1994, "the Tutsis, with machetes." The question burns today for the government of Sudan and in the Congo.

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Tactical Equipment Evaluation

Allen Elishewitz is a well known name in knife design and he is the brains behind the Elishewitz F.T.W.S. now available through Columbia River Knife & Tool Company (CRKT). But, being the cynic that I am, I never take anything for granted (ok, rarely) and I like to abuse the heck out of something before I agree that it's of value. When CRKT sent me the FTWS to test I immediately started trying to figure out how I could test it to its limits. Since FTWS stands for "For Those Who Serve" I knew this knife was meant for uniformed personnel and I had to test it appropriately. It took what I had to throw at it and kept on coming.

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Recreational Equipment Review

Believe it or not, in America today, there are those who aren't a fan of President Obama. In fact, there are those who believe that his leadership, specifically where the economy is concerned, will soon be the downfall of this great nation. Have you ever wondered what would happen if the "nay-sayers" were actually proven correct? What will you do if hyper-inflation causes the price of everything to skyrocket out of affordability? Where and how will you live if government services collapse and the local grocery store is closed for months? In this fictional novel "Patriots: A Novel of Survival In The Coming Crisis", author James Wesley, Rawles interlaces survival instruction with an action-adventure tale that will have you turning pages way into the night.

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GETTING BEST RESULTS

How did a day get extended for the winning of a battle? (Josh. 10:12-14)
(All such references noted such ( ) are from the Bible.)
Who used wind in trees as signal to an army to attack? (2 Sam. 5:24)
Who promised...
to be in you? (2 Cor 1:22, Luke 11:13, John 14:15-17)
on you? (Acts 1:8)
before you? (Is. 58:8)
behind you? (Is. 58:8)

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Swimming is one of the most challenging endurance sports on the planet. If you don't believe me get in a pool and swim a couple of laps as fast as you can. Are you tired yet? Make sure you swim close to the edge of the pool so you can latch on when you need to stop to gulp for air.

The amount of endurance it takes to be a good swimmer is why a swimmer's nutrition is so crucial to their strength and speed in the water. As a swimmer it is very important to pay attention to the type of nutrition that you are putting into your body. No matter how much you swim or train, without the proper diet and supplements, you will sink rather than swim.

Here are some links for charitable organizations.

The Blackwater Tactical Weekly does not endorse any organization over another nor encourage charitable contributions, we provide these links as a public service, and take no responsibility for the actual sites. Although we strive to validate the sites before linking we caution you to do your own research, as the internet is ripe with scams.

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